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“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 2021
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.
Movie details
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
“The demonic case that shocked America.”
2021 Horror · Mystery · Thriller 1h 51m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.3 / 10
Community rating
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Michael Chaves
Written by
David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick · James Wan
Vera Farmiga
Lorraine Warren
Patrick Wilson
Ed Warren
Sterling Jerins
Judy Warren
Sarah Catherine Hook
Debbie Glatzel
Ruairí O'Connor
Arne Cheyne Johnson
Julian Hilliard
David Glatzel
Charlene Amoia
Judy Glatzel
Court is in session
Put The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.